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EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP A LIME SPILL CAUSED BY AN EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION
EMPLOYEE STRUCK FINGER AGAINST LADDER ON SIDE OF CAT 930 LOADER
EMPLOYEE FELL FROM THE LEFT FRONT FENDER OF A 988B CAT FRONT END LOADER, APPROX. 10', LANDING FACE DOWN ON THE QUARRY FLOOR.
EE WAS CLEANING UP UNDER HYDRATOR. IN THE PROCESS LIME FELL FROM ABOVE FALLING BEHIND EE SHIRT COLLAR SETTLING AROUND HIS WAIST. THE LIME COMBINED WITH THE EE SWEAT CAUSED EE TO RECEIVE 2ND DE GREE CHEMICAL BURNS TO HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE HAD PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON SATURDAY 5-21-94 INCLUDING WELDING, CUTTING AND GRINDING OPERATIONS. IN THE EVENING OF 5-21-94, EMPLOYEE STARTED EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT IN HIS LE FT EYE. ON SUNDAY 5-22-94, EMPLOYEE'S EYE WAS SENSITIVE TO BRIGHT LIGHT BUT CONTINUED TO WORK. DUE TO HIS DISCOMFORT, EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE AN EYE SPECIALIST ON MONDAY, 5-23-94, AND DISCOVERED
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT COOLER PIT AREA AT ROTARY KILN. LIME DUST WAS BLOWN, BY A GUST OF WIND, OVER THE TOP OF EMLOYEE, ENTERING HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS REPAIRING A CHUTE ON A SCREEN PICKED UP A METAL PLATE 1/2 THICK BY 10 FT X 4 INCH AND TWISTED INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING UP A ROTARY BY PASS DOOR THE AIR PRESSURE FROM INSIDE DOOR BLEW A LARGE PARTICAL OF LIME INTO EMPLOYEE FACE CAUSING LIME TO ENTER HIS RT EYE
EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERHEAD SWEPT LIME DUST OFF OF ROOF ONTO INJURED EMPLOYEE COVERING HIM WITH LIME DUST AS A RESULT LIME DUST ENTERED EMPLOYEES LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANINGOUT THE COOLER PIT AT THEROTARY KILN. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY WINDY DAY AND THE GUST OF WIND BLE WLIME INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING A PRESSURIZED HYDRAULIC HOSE FROM A CYLINDER ONCE THE FITTING WAS LOOSENED HYDRAULIC FLUID SPRAYED ONTO EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING PREOPERATIVE CHECKS AT THE ROTARY KILN DURING HIS CHECKS IT BEGIN TO SLEET CREA TING SLIPPERY WALKING SURFACES WHILE WALKING ON A CATWALK ON TOP OF A B&D BINS EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICY SURFACE & FELL BACK AGAINST A METAL BOX
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AN AIR LOCK UNDER A DUST HOPPER TO DETERMINE WHY A V-BELT WAS SLIPPING. WHEN EMPLOYEE STRUCK V-BELT WITH HAND, BELT CAUGHT & DUE TO A FAULTY AIR LOCK SPRAYED LIME DUST OVER EMPLOYEE.
EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE GREASING ON A CAT 988 LOADER. TO REACH GREASE FITTINGS EE WAS STANDING ON THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER. EE BACKED OFF FENDER AND FELL APPROX. 8FT TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS CHEST AGAINST FENDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A SIDE BOLT ON HIS DRILL EMPLOYEE TOOK A SLEDGE HAMMER AND STARTED RIVING A STEEL CAP INTO PLACE. A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF CAP STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK.
EWMPLOYEE WAS USING A METAL PRY BAR TO UNJAM ROCKS ON A CONVEYOR BELT. CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND CONVEYOR STRUCTURE MASHING HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TOP FORCE A SOCKET ONTO A RUST NUT. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF OF SOCKET AND LODGED INTO EMPLOYEE'S ARM.
REFRACTORY BRICK HAD FALLEN OUT OF PREHEATER AT THE CALCIMATIC KILN. THE BRICK WAS LODGED BETWEEN THE ROOF AND FLOOR RESTRICTING ROTATION OF KILN. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 5' X 1" DIAMETER STEEL P RY BAR PUSHED THROUGH AN EIGHT INCH PORTAL OPENING ON SIDE WALL OF KILN TO DISLODGE BRICK. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OFF BRICKS CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE SIDE/EDGE OF PORTAL WITH LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A BROKEN PIN IN A HEARTH DRIVE AT THE CALCIMATIC KILN. USING A PUNCH AND A BALLPEEN HAMMER TO REMOVE PIN. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS KNUCKLE WITH THE BALL PEEN HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF A RAILCAR, SLIPPED ON MUDDY SURGACE AND FELL TO GROUND. STRUCK LEFT ARM ON RAILROAD TRACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BOTTOM OF COAL HOPPER USING A 4' LONG BY 1" DIAMETER STEEL BAR. WHILE CLEANING OUT HOPPER EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE WITH END OF BAR.
AT APPROX 2:50 PM TUESDAY AUGUST 18,1992 INJURED SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT HEEL WHILE WORKING AS A MECHANIC ONTHE ROTARY KILN.INJURED WA S WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INSTALLING A NEW WINCH,CABLE AND PULLEY TO THE PREHEATER EVACUATION CHUTE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION A 3/4 INCH CHAIN WAS LOOPED AROUND A PORTION OF THE TRAILING AND GIRDER TO SUPPORT A
LOWERING A 1500 HP MOTOR ON TO ITS MOUNTAIN BOLTS THREE MEN WERE GUIDING THE UNIT WHEN IT CAUGHT THE TOP THREADS OF THE MOUNT IN BOLT WHILE WIPING DIRT OFF A MOUNT SHIME MOTOR SUDDEN DROPPED S EVERAL INCHES PINCHING THE TIP OF THE THUMB AT THE NAIL.
AFTER LOADING A RAILCAR ON TRACK THE EE CLOSED THE TOP LOADING DOOR OR HATCH THE HATCH STRUCK THE EE TOP FOOT ETC AND HE ALLEGES TO HAVE SUSTAIN A FRACTURE THE 80-100 HAS HATCH COVER ARE MAN A OF STEEL THIS IS THE ONLY UNIT LEFT IN OUR SERVICE OF THIS TYPE.
IN A BENT OVER POSITION I NAME WAS SLIDING TANKS ON THEIR SIDE FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK OF A PICKUP BED TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE THERE PICKING THEM OFF THE TAILGATE
WAS LOADING TRUCK WITH BUCKET LOADER AS TRUCK APPROX. LOADER WITH BUCKET IN RASIED POSITION BUCKET STRUCK DUMP BED TIPPING LOADER ON TO ITS SIDE DRIVER WAS WEARING SEAT BELT THAT SAVE HIM FROM BEING INJURED NERUOUS OR THROWN FROM THE CAB.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING THE AIR HOSE TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN HE BACKED UP SCRAPEING HIS ANKLE AGAINST A 18 QT. PAIL. THE PAIL WAS PART OF THE MATERIALS TO BE HANDED NECT. THE 64 YEAR OLD EMPL OYEES PHYSICAL REATION TO THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENTWAS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
TRYING TO JACK EMPTY RAILCAR DOWN TRACK WITH PINCH BAR EMPL EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK.
A 8" X 8" WOOD BLOCK WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR-WHEN SUSPENSION WAS LET DOWN FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BLOCK & SUSPENSION.
FREE MOVING ROLLER BECAME LODGED WITH MATERIAL WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS IDLE & MATERIAL BUILT UP IN A CONCENTRATED PLACE A PRY BAR WAS USED TO ROTATE THE ROLLER THE BAR SLIPPED FROM THE EMPLOYEES H AND STRIKING THE TOP OF HIS FOOT
WIND BLEW DUST UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND HARD HAT OFF. HE BENT OVER TO CATCH HAT STRUCK NOSE OFF ANGLE IRON.
TRIPPED OVER WADER HOSE IN ATTEMPTING TO CATCH HIS BALANCE BY HOPPING HE FELT ON THIS KNEE FRACTURE THE KNEE CAP.
STEPPED FROM RAILCAR WALKWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO VIEW RAILCAR ON ADJACENT TRACK. LOST FOOTING DURING RAIN STORM.
CARRYING A 40 LBS BUCKET OF MORTOR IN LOW CEILING ATMOSPHERE EMPL EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ON SET OF PAIN.
OUTSIDE CONTRAC7ORS TRUCK DRIVER TO SHIFT SUPV THAT HE WAS STANDING ON HIS TANK TRAILERS WALKWAY ATTEMPTIGN TO CLOSE A COVER WITH HIS FOOT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE TRAILER THEN TO THE GROUND 3
DRIVER PROCEEDI3G AT 10 MPH ALONE THEN HAUL ROAD TO LOADING AREA. HE LOOKE UP FROM THE RAOD TO CHECK ANOTHER TRUCK BEING LOADED BY THE SHOVEL. I,NAME STEAD STATES HE JUST WASN'T WATCHING WHERE HE WAS DRIVING3& DROVE THROUGH THE BERM OVER A 17 FT BENCH.
A PLATOFRM EMPLOYEES USE TO TRAVERSE ACROSS RAILCARS WAS NOT SECURED TO BOTH CARS. WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE PLATFORM IT GAVE WAY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL A DISTANCE OF APPROX. 15 FT HOWEVE R EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO BREAK HIS FALL BY GRASPING THE SIDE OF RAILCAR.